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Wind

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6/7/2022 Feature / Beate Hildenbrand

Onshore and offshore wind H&S remains strong as working hours increase

According to the 2021 annual incident data reports published by SafetyOn and G+, two organisations run in partnership with the Energy Institute (EI), the number of health and safety (H&S) incidents in onshore and offshore wind remains low, despite the rapid growth in the wind energy sector. Beate Hildenbrand, EI Manager of Off/Onshore Wind, reports.

COP

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22/10/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal

There is likely to be an increased sense of urgency at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as governments, business leaders, national, regional and local communities, and environmental lobbies prepare to get together on 10–21 November to thrash out support for stronger climate action. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis considers the key issues pre-COP.

Oil and gas

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21/5/2025 Feature / Selwyn Parker

No hope for Hotelling’s Rule

The longest-standing economic assumption about the value of fossil fuels faces imminent demise because of the steady and inexorable rise of renewables. Selwyn Parker explains why time is running out for the historic explanation of the high price of oil.

Energy policy

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9/8/2023 Feature / Mark Williams

To secure a net zero future, the UK must recognise its place in the world

The UK was a decarbonisation pioneer, particularly in replacing coal-fired power generation with renewables (and gas). But the country is rather less well placed to build on its initial success and faces considerable investment challenges, writes Mark Williams, Senior Analyst with trade association Energy UK.

Renewables

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11/1/2023 Feature / Selwyn Parker

The sun may yet shine on Africa

Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is a region in dire need of alternative forms of energy as a heating planet wreaks havoc on its climate and people. But will salvation come from fossil fuels or renewables? asks Selwyn Parker.

Hydrogen

Aerial view of Shell Rheinland refinery, Cologne, Germany

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16/11/2022 Feature / Karolin Schaps

Sky-high gas prices encourage clean hydrogen as a decarbonisation tool for industry

The ongoing energy crisis and its unprecedented high wholesale gas prices have been a major burden for Europe’s fossil fuel-intensive industrial sector, but they have also brightened the case for investing in clean hydrogen as an alternative and greener feedstock. Energy journalist Karolin Schaps investigates the role green hydrogen is playing in Europe’s industry.

Access to energy

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16/7/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

Finalists in the 2025 Ashden Awards give a unique insight into what is being done to cut emissions and tackle climate threats across the world. Here we highlight outstanding initiatives, mostly in the Global South, by innovators from the public, private and non-profit sectors, and the lessons that can be learned by their example. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Methanol

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4/6/2025 Feature / Zinovia Skoufa

Why renewable methanol is a cornerstone of global decarbonisation

Renewable methanol is a versatile, low-carbon solution for hard-to-abate sectors. Zinovia Skoufa, Managing Director, Methanol, at Johnson Matthey, discusses the global drivers for an increasing renewable methanol market. Plus: latest methanol development round-up.

Renewables

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6/8/2025 Feature / Mohua Mukherjee

Energy transition in India: what’s happening on the demand side

Mohua Mukherjee, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), looks at the state of play of the energy transition on the demand side, with useful lessons for all developing countries.

Digitalisation

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2/11/2022 Feature / Ron Beck

How digitalisation is a catalyst for decarbonisation downstream

European and UK downstream oil and gas players face both immediate and long-term challenges. Ron Beck, Senior Director Solutions Marketing, AspenTech, explains some of the challenges and opportunities, and how digitalisation can prove key on the road to net zero.

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Onshore and offshore wind H&S remains strong as working hours increase

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal

No hope for Hotelling’s Rule

To secure a net zero future, the UK must recognise its place in the world

The sun may yet shine on Africa

Sky-high gas prices encourage clean hydrogen as a decarbonisation tool for industry

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

Why renewable methanol is a cornerstone of global decarbonisation

Energy transition in India: what’s happening on the demand side

How digitalisation is a catalyst for decarbonisation downstream